Payback for Wind Machines – A Case Study – Apple

Payback for Wind Machines – A Case Study – Apple

A presentation by Hugh Fraser, Agricultural Engineer, OMAFRA, at the Apple Academy in February, 2011 highlighted “Protection Technology” and the use of wind machines to protect apple crops from extreme cold temperatures in the spring. Of course, this technology has already been in use for several years in grapes and now more recently tender fruits.